Give Thanks for the Next Day

Let me give you a vision. . .ready?

Turkey is prepared to be cooked with all the trimmings and your mother has just came back from the store with extra cans of your favorite vegetables and sweets. Everybody sits down for a moment to have a discussion about the days events and then. . .the lights go out! What?! The bill was paid. Hmmmmm..

Ten people gathered together to enjoy the festivities and this happens.

Well at least we have heat.

So here it is, no electricity to cook the bird~so what do you do? Well, remember those cans of vegetables and sweets your mother brought home earlier? Take the can of vegetables and there is always some sandwich meat in the refrigerator. Turkey meat is the best. Put the meat in with the vegetables to stretch the soup.

In the lines of something to drink. . .OOOPS! The water is also out… decisions decisions.

There will always be a bottle of real lemon juice kept in the refrigerator. Add sugar, ice and voila, lemonade! If you desire to, let the ice melt to take the bitterness taste out of the lemon juice.

You’re in luck!

There is white bread for the sandwich meat if no one wants to eat the soup that was made. You have enough to feed all ten people.

I come from a small family so this just happened to be enough to feed us and believe it or not, there was some let over. Instead of the traditional red velvet cake, sweet potato and pecan pie, my aunt made a banana pudding. This is simple and nothing has to be cooked.

All you do is stir and chill. . .Ohhhhhhh that’s right! No electricity, another hmmmmm…

The instant banana pudding has to be chilled.

Since it doesn’t have to chill for long, place the bowl with ingredients on a block of ice.

Interesting huh?

So here you have your soup, lemonade, banana pudding, bread for the left over turkey meat for the sandwiches and you have just made your Thanksgiving a fun picnic

Good eating!

Stacey Barlow is a contributing blogger for JenningsWire.

Stacey Barlow

Born with Cerebral Palsy, Stacey Barlow took therapy at a young age to achieve stability. A graduate of Hooks High School, and Texarkana College, where she majored in Communications and Office Careers. She is a #1 bestselling author for her contribution to the book, How Big Can You Dream, with numerous other books to her credit, including her latest, A Taste of Honie.

Stacey has been writing for 34 years. Her first break came when she wrote the astounding poem, “Not A Broken Dream” (1985) giving homage to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1992 “I Can’t Love You If You Can’t Love Me” was recorded by The Sound of Poetry through The National Library of Poetry. She has also received two Editor’s Choice Awards for the poems “I Can’t Love You If You Can’t Love Me“, (1995).

In the winter of 1997, Stacey was elected into The International Poetry Hall of Fame. Her poem, “My Name Is. . .” (1997) was recognized by the judges as being among the best 3% of all entries judged. She has been published in two anthologies, Walk Through Paradise and The Best Poets of 1997. Stacey has had the opportunity to see her work in print. “Carry On” was published in her local newspaper Citizen Tribune, (1997). In addition, she has recorded her CD of poetry, produced poetry calendars, written several other poems, and has been heard reciting poetry on Baltimore Maryland’s WPCG 95.5.

Stacey was a featured poet on world-renowned poet, Michelle Pinkard’s website, www.michellejpinkard.com (1998-2001) She continued to hone her talent and gifts for the next couple of years. Stacey Barlow has written a poem for the volunteers of The American Cancer Society of Pittsburgh, Texas called “Celebration of Life” (2001). She also has written a piece for a church function, “Food For the Soul. . .Eat Well.” (2003).